A disturbing reality is that nearly 4 million dogs are killed needlessly each year in animal shelters across our nation. But sometimes one can speak to your insides and you suddenly know "I can't let that dog die".
K9 connection is a remarkable organization whose mission is to teach at-risk teens how to train homeless shelter dogs in basic obedience skills in order to increase their chances of adoption.
If you ever wondered where the first American museum was built, where the U.S. Constitution was ratified or even where The Notebook was filmed, Charleston, South Carolina has got you covered!
What could be better than a toy dog you can stuff in a bag, dress up like Barbie, accessorize with your outfit and has poop the size of a peanut?
Has your furry friend been naughty or nice this year? These animal loving superstars are just a few of the celebrities who appear in a new calendar sponsored by Pup-Peroni® and the ASPCA that promotes local animal shelters.
A recent Animalfair.com readership study found that 84% of pet parents will give their furry pals gifts this holiday season. Here are a few different ways you can give gifts that make a difference!
The theme of death this autumn, the season of dying, has brought home the realization that we are alive for now.
It's hard to run if your leg is gushing blood all over the place and hurting you. Also, the blood makes the ground slippery, and other runners will get mad at you, no matter how hard you try to explain that really, it's that jerk dog's fault.
Which temptation will catch your pet's fancy first? Suddenly Kitty's scaling the pine scented jungle gym, or Fido, the intact male is enjoying his new Douglas Fir port-a-potty.
For all the joy pets bring into our lives, they can be very expensive I want to share ways to save money and keep your four-legged family members.
Just about everybody who owns a dog thinks their dog is smart. I've never really felt that way about any of the dogs I have had. I found the dogs wer...
in the United States we have a somewhat less open tolerance for this chapter of being. One might even say that we're still in the closet about the subject. Why are we so tight lipped about this natural process?
When it comes to dogfighting penalties, New York State ranks 48 out of 50, and is therefore considered one of the most lax on its dogfighting laws.
Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals is a triple marvel: the research is serious and far reaching, the writing clear, clever, accessible and in a few instances graphically ingenious, and the cause is genuinely important.
One minute a person is part of our lives and then in the next they are gone -- leaving a huge hole in our lives. How to make sense of it?
With Halloween right around the corner, a lot has been said already about the latest crop of costumes--from the good to the bad to the offensive. An ...
Out of this happy life lived with animals, I have learned some important animal facts. You may have realized them also and your own affection for creatures has shot up accordingly.
With all the swirl about H1N1, you may not have picked up on anything about H3N8. No this is not another swine flu for humans but a horse flu for dog...
Anyone who hangs out with dogs and their owners has probably heard this or similar comments a million times: "My dog is dominant, he ignores our commands and plays too rough with other dogs."
There is an uncontroverted link between animal abuse and domestic violence, elder abuse, and child abuse. Animal abusers have little respect for human life.
How to make the animal control fundraising event sexy? Add some poker playing and join forces with a local Hooters restaurant.
